A General Index to the Names and Subject-Matter of the Sacred Books of the East — SBE Vol. 50 (compiled by M. Winternitz, 1910)

Mahaitareya, n. of a i^/shi, 1, xcvii n. ; worshipped at the Tarpa«a, 29,

123, 141, 220; M.-upanishad, see

Upanishads {a),
Mahaka, and Kaw^aka, two novices

who commit sodomy, 13, 205.

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Mahaka^/^ana, questions Buddha about the behaviour in case of schisms, 17, 317. See also Ka^^ana.

Maha-Ka>^>^ayana, Sk. Maha- K at y ay ana, pleads for special rules for the Bhikkhus in the Southern country and in Avanti, 17, 32-40 ; converted by Buddha, 19, 244 ; an eminent Arhat, 21, 2 ; 49 (ii), 90 ; Subhuti, Maha-K., Kajyapa, and Maudgalyayana address Buddha, 21, 98 sqq., 144 sq. ; Buddha's prophecy about M., who is to be the Buddha Gambunadaprabhasa, 21, 147-9 ; Gopala's mother gave a meal to the Elder M., 36, 146 ; quoted, 36, 282.

Mahakalpa, its duration, 7, 78.

Maha>^amasya, n.p., taught the syllable Mahas, 15, 48.

Mahakaphila, see Maha-Kappina.

Maha-Kappina (or Kappina, or Kapphiwa, or Mahakaphila), n. of an eminent Arhat, 13, 247 sq. ; 17, 317, 359; 21, 2, 2 n.; 49 (ii), 2, 90; one of the five hundred Arhats who are to become future Buddhas, 21, 198.

Maha-Kassapa, Sk. Maha-Kajyapa (Kassapa, Kajyapa), president of the First Council, immediately after the death of Buddha, 10 (i), xii; 20, 370-8 * on Buddha's death and funeral, 11, xi sq. ; 14, 126-9; 19, 323 ;^ 20, 370 sq. ; is too venerable for Ananda, 13, 228 ; going to the Uposatha, 13, 254 ; his robe, 17, 230; questions Buddha about the behaviour in case of schisms, 17, 317; successor of Buddha, 19, xi, xiv ; conversion of Kajyapa Agnidatta (Eggidatta), i.e. M., 19, 197- 201, 197 n. ; a distinguished Arhat, 21, 2; 49 (ii), 2, 90; SubhOti, Katyayana,M., and Maudgalyayana address Buddha, 21, 98 sqq. ; repeats the parable of the poor son of the rich man, 21, 108 ; saying of M. the Elder, 36, 330; Buddha exalts M. the Elder, 36, 340.

Maha-Ka^yapa, see Maha-Kassapa.

Maha-Katyayana, see Maha-Ka-^- ^ayana.

Mahakaushitaka, satiated at the
Tarpawa, 29, 220.

MahS-kaushitaki, worshipped at the
Tarpawa, 29, 123, 141.

Maha-Kaushitaki-brahma^^a, in

the 5ahkhayana-sutra, 44, xvi, xxxiii n., xliv, xlv n. Maha-Kaush/^il(y)a (Pali Ko/- th\i2i), an eminent Arhat, 21, 2 ; 49

(ii), 2, 90. See also Ko//^ita. Mahakautuka, his daughter Ekas^mgi, 49 (i), 198. Mahakaya, one of the Garu^a chiefs,

21, 6.
Mahaketu, the 69th Tathagata, 49

(ii), 7.
Maha Ko//y^ita, see KotthM^.
Maha ^unda, see ^unda.
Mahamangalasutta, t.c, 10 (ii),

43 sq. Maha-Maudgalyayana, see Moggalana. Mahameru, n. of a Tathagata, 49

(ii), 99.

Maha-Moggalana, see Moggalana.
Mahanaga, a title of Arhats and

Buddhas, 49 (ii), 2-4.
Mah4naina, a distinguished Arhat,

one of the first converts of Buddha,

11, 155 n.; 13,100; 20, 224 sqq. ;

21, 2; 49(ii), 2. Mahanama, author of the Mahavawsa, 10 (i), xiv-xx ; 36, xviii sq. Mahanama, king of Ceylon, 10 (i),

xv-xx.
Mahananda, see Nanda.
Mahanaraya^^a-upanishad, of the

Taittiriyas, 15, xxvii ; quoted, 48,

;

21, 2; 49(ii), 2. Mahanama, author of the Mahavawsa, 10 (i), xiv-xx ; 36, xviii sq. Mahanama, king of Ceylon, 10 (i),

xv-xx.
Mahananda, see Nanda.
Mahanaraya^^a-upanishad, of the

Taittiriyas, 15, xxvii ; quoted, 48,

777.
Mahan Deva>^, n. of Rudra (Agni),

41, 160.
Mahapadesa, Pali t.t., the four Great

References or Authorities, 11, 66-

70, 66 n.
Mahapadma, a king who became a

Gaina monk, 45, 86, 86 n.
Mahapadma, the elephant which

supports the world, 49 (i), 17, 17 n. Maha Paduma, prince, the Bodisat as, 35, 290. Mahapa^apati Gotami, questions

Buddha how she is to behave towards the litigious Bhikkhus, 17,

317 sq. ; foster-mother of Buddha,

19, 355, 359 sq. ; 20, 322, 380; 36,
51 sq. ; entreats Buddha to allow
women to enter the homeless state,

20, 320-7; questions Buddha as to the regulations for the Order of Bhikkhunis, 20, 326-9 ; at the head of 6,000 nuns, 21, 3.

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Mahapaingya, worshipped at the
Tarpawa, 29, 123, 220.

Maha - parinibbana - Sutta(nta), * The Book of the Great Decease,' 11, ix, xxix-xlviii, 1-136; date of the M., 11, x-xx, 19 n., 67 n., 92 n. ^ title and divisions of the M., 11, xxxii sq. ; summaries and parallel passages from other parts of the Tipiifaka,inthe M., ll,xxxiii-xxxvi; Chinese translation of the M. or of works based on it, 11, xxxvi-xxxix; 19, 251 n., 257 n., 365; legend of Maha Sudassana in the M., the Gatakas, and the Maha-Sudassana- Sutta, 11, 288 sq.

Mahaparinirva^/a, see Nirvana.

Maha Patapa, King, Devadatta as,
35, 290.

Mahaprabha, n. of a Tathagata,
49 (ii), 100.

Mahapra^S-pati, see Mahapa^apati.

Mahapra^^a-paramita-sutra, Va- ^ra^^^edika, a portion of the, 49 (ii), xiii.

Mahapratibhana, a Bodhisattva
Mahasattva, 21, 4, 228 sqq., 255.

Mahapur;/a, one of the Garu^a chiefs, 21, 6.

Maharaja, a class of gods, 7, 293 sq. and n. ; Bali offering to M. at the house-building rite, 30, 123. See also King.

Maharatnaketu, n. of a Tathagata,
49 (ii), 100.

Maharatnapratima;/rtfita, n. of an aeon, 21, 66.

Maharddhikas, gods, 22, 195.

Maharddhiprapta, one of the
Garu^a chiefs, 21, 6.

Mahary^skandha, n. of a Tathagata,
49 (ii), 100.

Mahelrupa, n. of the sphere in which the Buddha Mahabhi^«a^«anabhibhu appeared, 21, 153.

Mahayala (Jabala, Aupamanyava, n.p., 43, 33T, 393, 395.

Mahasambhava, n. of a Buddhafield, 21, 354 sq.

Mahasena, a. god, reborn as Nagasena, 35, 11-14.

Mahasthama, and Avalokitejvara,
49 (ii), 176, 179, 197; meditation
on M., 49 (ii), 184-7, 200.

Mahasthamaprapta, a Bodhisattva
Mahasattva,21, 4, 354*6o;49(ii),52.

Mahasudarm, a king, who retired
into the forest with his wife, 49 (i),
87 sq.

Maha-Sudassana, a king of kings,
whose royal city was Kusavati, 11,
100. See also Sudassana.

Maha-Sudassana 6^ataka, translated, 11, 237-41, 288 sq. n.

Maha-Sudassana-Sutta(nta), the
Legend of the Great King of Glory,
11, X, xiv, 99 n., loi n., 235-89.

Maha-Sudassana, a king of kings,
whose royal city was Kusavati, 11,
100. See also Sudassana.

Maha-Sudassana 6^ataka, translated, 11, 237-41, 288 sq. n.

Maha-Sudassana-Sutta(nta), the
Legend of the Great King of Glory,
11, X, xiv, 99 n., loi n., 235-89.

Mahasuktas, and Kshudrasuktas,
the hymns and poets of the tenth
Maw^ala of the Rig-veda, 1, 217.

Mahasuvrata, at the head of the female lay votaries under Arishmnemi, 22, 278.

Mahat, Sk., t.t., of Sa»?khya philosophy, see Great One.

Mahatamalapatra/^andana - kardama, the 62nd Tathagata, 49 (ii), 7.

Mahate^as,one of theGaru^a chiefs,

21, 6.

Mahaudavahi, worshipped at the
Tarpawa, 29, 123, 220.

Maha-vagga, of Sutta-nipata, 10
(ii), 67-145.

Maha-vagga, of the Vinaya-pi/aka, prophecy of the future greatness of Pa/aliputta in the, 11, xv, 19 n. ; M. and Maha-parinibbana-Sutta, 11, xxxiv ; translated, 13, 71-355; 17, 1-325.

Mahava;;^sa, t.w., on the Tipi/aka, 10 (i), xii sqq. ; its date, 10 (i), xiii ; founded on the Sinhalese ktth^- kathas, 10 (i), xiii, xvi sq. ; its author Mahanama, 10 (i), xv-xx ; account of Buddhaghosa in the M., 10 (i), xxi sqq. ; Assagutta and theVattaniya Hermitage in the M., 36, xviii sq.

Mahavana, at Vesali, 11, 59 sq.

Mahavideha, Mahavira's parents will reach Nirvana in, 22, 194.

Mahavikramin, a Bodhisattva Mahasattva, 21, 4.

Mahavira, date of his death, 10 (i), xli sq. ; founder of the Gaina church, his birthplace and parentage, 22, x- XV ; his connexion with the feudal aristocracy, a cause of his success,

22, xiii ; his names Vardhamana,
Gwatr/putra, Nataputta, 22, xiv sq.,
XV n., 192-4, 249, 255 sq. ; lite
of M., 22, xv-xviii, 189-202, 217-
70 ; a contemporary of Buddha, 22,

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